EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: augmentedreality
Resistance: Burning Skies for PS Vita may still be two months away but we’ll be able to get a glimpse of some elements from the game as early as tomorrow, March 27th!
There have been a number of exclusive PS Vita features and modes announced for Mortal Kombat already, such as touch screen fatalities and a new Challenge Tower that makes use of the Vita’s unique capabilities.
I don’t know about you, but I’m literally counting down the days until the PS Vita is released on our shores on February 22nd. The appeal of owning the most powerful handheld gaming device in the world and regularly feasting my eyes on the PSV’s stunning 5-inch OLED display is definitely not lost on me.
We’ve known for a while that PS Vita comes equipped with some seriously impressive and advanced augmented reality (AR) functionality. This week Sony released a couple of new trailers which shed light on two types of AR which PS Vita will support - Markerless AR and Wide-Area AR (WAAR).
If you’re at all interested in Augmented Reality (AR) then the video below is essential viewing. It recently went live on the PlayStation.Blog and details the history of AR on Sony’s consoles.
Over the years the technology has become increasingly sophisticated and developers seem much more willing to experiment with fresh approaches to game design utilising the new tools at their disposal. A good example of this are the two Invizimals titles on PSP which encourage you to interact with your environment to capture virtual creatures.
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